Naypyidaw vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	26	98
🏙️ Population	1.16M	5.45M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7819th and 348th ($614 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and Australia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8950th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sydney

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	Naypyidaw	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$21946

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864